In the 1990's Anita formed a hip-hop band Los Gemelos (The Twins) with a fellow rapper Zaturno (later became famous as a member of Tiro de Gracia). In 1997 she gained first major attention after singing in a Los Tetas' hit single "La Medicina". Later she joined DJ Squat, Cenzi and Seo2, and Makiza was formed.
After Makiza went on hiatus in 2001, Anita returned to France and took a break from music until 2004. After coming back to Chile in 2004 she became singing with the funk/acid jazz band Aluzinati, and later in 2005 she reformed Makiza with Seo2 and two new members and released the band's final album to date, Casino Royale.
In 2007 Anita appeared on Julieta Venegas' hit single, "Eres Para Mí" and finally released her solo debut, Kaos. Thanks to the first single, "Despabílate", Anita was nominated for the Latin version of the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 under the categories Best New Artist and Best Urban Artist.
In October 2009, Tijoux released her second solo album, titled 1977 after the year she was born. The album was a return to her rap roots, an homage to the "golden age of hip-hop"; it was largely auto-biographical, exploring mature themes from her own life, from the death of a close friend to having a creative crises, from friendship to bad luck, amongst others. It was simple and straight to the point, as emphasized by her leaving behind a lot of the singing she had been doing of late in other more pop collaborations, and concentrating on rap, both in Spanish and French. After years of sharing the spotlight with her group, collaborating with other artists, and trying to find her way as a solo artist, she has finally arrived in her own right—a raw, direct, and mature MC.
Recorded between May and September 2009, the new album was produced by Hordatoj, Foex and Tee, of the label Potoco Discos, together with Habitación del Pánico. Guests on the record include the saxophonist Agustín Moya with whom she worked with in Aluzinati, Andrés Celis, Solo Di Medina, Bubaseta, Stailok from the group Movimiento Original, DJ Dacel, Quique Neira (formerly from Gondwana), Cómo Asesinar A Felipes, and the Detroit-based MC Invincible, whom she met over MySpace and did a virtual collaboration for the song "Sube".
The album and its first single 1977 were an immediate hit in the underground rap circles of Chile, where she was welcomed back after a bit of a stray. The record was amongst the top 10 of 2009 for the blog [worldhiphopmarket.com], and it was soon picked up by the U.S.-based Latin Alternative label Nacional Records, who released it in April 2010. She was invited to attend the prestigious South By South West Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2010, and from there went on to her first ever North American tour. The song 1977 is featured in FIFA 11 soundtrack, and it also appears in episode five of the fourth season of Breaking Bad.
In 2011 Ana released her new solo album, La Bala. The album deals with many political and social issues in Chile, and the lead single, "Shock", was inspired by the strikes of the Chilean students which took part in 2011.
Tres copas y un Tiro
Ana Tijoux Lyrics
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Era un día de abril
Llovía por la cuidad
Ya se que no te acuerdas ya
Nos hablamos y nos fuimos ya
Lo que diga no me importa ya
Con tres copas toda la verdad
Aún te espero a ti
Ven acá
Ven acá
Ven acá
Amar es como morir
Un poco dentro, sé
No me miras, ni existo
Mejor matame.Eeee
Otro crimen quedará
Sin testigos ni verdad
Solo el diario comentá
De mi ausencia que más da
Nos hablamos y nos fuimos ya
Lo que digas no me importa ya
Con tres copas toda la verdad
Un disparo y
Me matas
Me matas
Me matas
Me matas
Y amar es como morir
Un poco dentro, sé
No me miras ni existo
Mejor matame
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The lyrics of Ana Tijoux's song Tres copas y un Tiro describe a love that is not reciprocated. The singer meets this person on a rainy day in April, and despite their conversation and subsequent departure, the other person does not remember nor care about what was said. The singer is still waiting for this person and longs for their love. However, they know that loving someone can also feel like dying a little bit inside. The singer feels invisible to the other person, and instead of existing in this state of unrequited love, they ask to be killed.
The song speaks to the desperation and sadness that can come with unreciprocated love. It highlights the feeling of being unnoticed, and the fear of disappearing entirely. The lines "Amar es como morir" ("loving is like dying") convey the intensity of the singer's emotions, and the ultimate release they seek in the form of death.
Overall, Tres copas y un Tiro is a powerful and moving song that explores the depths of unreciprocated love and the pain that comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuando yo te conocí
When I met you
Era un día de abril
It was a day in April
Llovía por la ciudad
It was raining in the city
Ya se que no te acuerdas ya
I know you don't remember
Nos hablamos y nos fuimos ya
We talked and left already
Lo que diga no me importa ya
I don't care what you say anymore
Con tres copas toda la verdad
With three drinks comes the whole truth
Aún te espero a ti
I'm still waiting for you
Ven acá
Come here
Amar es como morir
To love is like dying
Un poco dentro, sé
A little inside, I know
No me miras, ni existo
You don't look at me, I don't exist
Mejor matame.Eeee
Better off killing me
Otro crimen quedará
Another crime will be left
Sin testigos ni verdad
Without witnesses or truth
Solo el diario comentá
Only the newspaper will comment
De mi ausencia que más da
What does my absence matter?
Un disparo y
One shot and
Me matas
You kill me
Y amar es como morir
And to love is like dying
Me matas
You kill me
Writer(s): Ana Maria Merino Tijoux, Hector Nicolas Carrasco Gallardo, Cristobal Andres Perez Serrano
Contributed by Colin H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.